As per policy of the government, one JNV was to be established ineach districtof country. To start with, two Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas were established during 1985–86, atJhajjar(Haryana) andAmravati(Maharashtra).[4]As of the 2015-16 academic session, JNVs had been sanctioned for 576 districts. In addition, ten JNVs have been sanctioned in districts having a large population ofST population, ten in districts having a large concentration ofSC populationand two special JNVs inManipur, bringing the total number of sanctioned JNVs to 598.[5]Out of these 591 JNVs are functional.[6]In November 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the opening of one JNV in each of the 62 uncovered districts.[6]That will bring the total number of JNVs to 660 once operational.